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Emergency. The u. S. Is in direct Path Of A Massive Storm Swirling towards louisiana. Hurricane ida has entered the Gulf Waters as a category 1 storm but could become a category 4 before landfall tomorrow. Tomorrow being 16 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina terrorized the state. Yeah. Take a look at what Hurricane Ida looked like when it hit cuba yesterday. This storm smashed into the island twice before heading toward the u. S. And the thing thats interesting is it didnt deteriorate over land. It actually strengthened. Which is unusual. And in New Orleans, people have been told youve got to seek shelter. Particularly, for some areas. The mayor says its just too late to issue mandatory Evacuation Orders at this point. Time is not on our side. The city cannot issue a mandatory evacuate because we dont have the time. That is a rather ominous warning, Cnn Meteorologist Allison chinchar is tracking the storm. Allison, one of the major concerns that makes this storm particularly dange
Colleagues voting to advance the deal, he will continue to try to slow walk it. Seems because he wants to. On the Senate Floor last Night Hagerty said no need to speed up consideration of this package. The countrys deteriorating roads, bridges and pipes on the other hand might beg to differ with him. One good reason to get it done and thats the senates scheduled recess is set to begin in 24 hours. However, Majority Leader Chuck schumer said hell keep the lawmakers in session as long as it takes to get this bill passed. We can get this done the easy way or the hard way. Its in either case the senate will stay in session until i finish my work. Up to my republican colleagues how long it takes. New details of the failed Coup Attempt continue to unfold. Now one of the former officials that he repeatedly tried to pressure undermine the election and overturn the results is reportedly telling investigators how far the Ex President and his cronies were willing to go to stay in power New York T
Push for a booster shot, and former homicide detective ted williams. First on america reports, another violent weekend in major cities as president biden s had to push his plan to reduce gun violence. Lo, i am john roberts. Great to be back with you. Sandra: welcome back. I m sandra smith, and just a few moments president biden will be meeting with merrick garland, local community leaders, and law enforcement officials at the white house. Republicans are blamed the policies and the defund the police movement for fueling this current rise in crime. This comes as police in new york city say a gunman shot and killed a 13yearold yesterday afternoon, they think the team was the intended target of a gang related shooting. Police say a suspect in the mortar of a couple shot at a puerto rican parade has been arrested. They have charged him with firstdegree murder. According to the chicago tribune, a local rapper was killed after leaving the cook county jail on saturday. He was reportedly shot
and transgender activist, caitlynjenner, says she s going to run to be governor of california. and we hear from the swimmer who s set a high altitude record in the mountain ranges of south america. welcome, to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we re starting in india where the healthcare system is collapsing under the pressure of a surging second coronavirus wave, with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours, and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. it now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began and it s set a global record for two days running in the past 2a hours, it s seen 330,00 new cases. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye got access to the emergency ward of one hospital. her report contains distressing scenes from the start. the front line an emergency room in a covid hospital, just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. a patient who s hardly breathing is brought in. as nurses try to